The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the
folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as Narrative, tales, myths, legends, proverbs, Poetry, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. This also ...
record. Entries consist of
legendary and unique creatures, not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.
Alphabetical lists
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List of legendary creatures (A)
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List of legendary creatures (B)
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List of legendary creatures (C)
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List of legendary creatures (D)
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List of legendary creatures (E)
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List of legendary creatures (F)
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List of legendary creatures (G)
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List of legendary creatures (H)
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List of legendary creatures (I)
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List of legendary creatures (J)
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List of legendary creatures (K)
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List of legendary creatures (L)
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List of legendary creatures (M)
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List of legendary creatures (N)
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List of legendary creatures (O)
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List of legendary creatures (P)
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List of legendary creatures (Q)
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List of legendary creatures (R)
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List of legendary creatures (S)
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List of legendary creatures (T)
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List of legendary creatures (U)
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List of legendary creatures (V)
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List of legendary creatures (W)
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List of legendary creatures (X)
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List of legendary creatures (Y)
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List of legendary creatures (Z)
Specific area-related lists
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Legendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region
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List of creatures in Meitei folklore
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List of Greek mythological creatures
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology. Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a h ...
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List of legendary creatures from China
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List of legendary creatures from France
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List of legendary creatures from Japan
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List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology
This is a list of legendary creatures from Indian folklore, including those from Vedic mythology, Vedic and Hindu mythology, sorted by their classification or affiliation.
Creatures associated with animals Invertebrates
Bees
* Bhramari is 'th ...
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List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend
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List of Philippine mythological creatures
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List of spiritual entities in Islam
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Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore
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Supernatural beings in Slavic religion
Creature type-based lists
See also
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Bestiary
A bestiary () is a compendium of beasts. Originating in the ancient world, bestiaries were made popular in the Middle Ages in illustrated volumes that described various animals and even rocks. The natural history and illustration of each beas ...
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Lists of fictional species
There are a number of lists of fictional species:
Extraterrestrial
* List of fictional extraterrestrials (by media type)
* Lists of fictional alien species: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V ...
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List of urban legends
This is a list of urban legends. An urban legend or urban myth is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other f ...
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Lists of fictional characters by species